ARTICLE: Wanted: Top 5 Weed Thieves
The following is a blog post written by CropLife International and posted to their Plant Science Post blog about the importance of crop protection.
Of the 30,000 weed species worldwide affecting crops, about 230 are responsible for 90 percent of yield losses. Here are examples of weed thieves in regions around the world that steal yield from crops. Without intervention, such as the use of herbicides and biotech herbicide-tolerant seeds, these thieves can take a lot of cropland!
To read the rest of the post, and see the top 5 weed threats, please visit the CropLife International website.
